Package-tie.



E. C. FAUST.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED ocr. I3. 1914.

1,1612% Patented Nov. 23,1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOORAPH CO.,WASHINIJTON. n. c.

EMILY C. FAUST, OF BYRON, MINNESOTA.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Specification of I etters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

Application filed October 13, 1914. Serial No. 866,479.

7 '0 all whom it may concern. 1

Be it known that, I, EMILY C. FAUs'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Byron, in the county of Olmsted, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to package ties, and the particular object of the invention is to provide a tie, for use in fastening packages of letters and other mail matter, which shall be so constructed that it may be used repeatedly and thus effect a saving in the cord which is now used for the purpose.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article of this nature that may be quickly and easily manipulated.

With the above and other objects of simi lar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of a package secured by a tie in which my improved device is embodied, Fig. 2 is a view of the fastener removed from the package, showing the reverse side thereof, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is shown in Fig. 1 a package A, the improved fastener B and a cord C used in connection with said fastener.

In detail, the fastener comprises a blank of spring material preferably sheet steel, and includes a main or body portion 10 and a tongue 11, said body portion being substantially rectangular in plan with the tongue 11 extending outwardly from one corner thereof.

The body portion 10, which is in the form of a skeleton frame, is provided on an inner edge remote from the tongue 11 with an inwardly directed curved lip 12, the marginal edge of which is bent slightly upward from the plane of the body portion as at 13 and forms with adjacent edges of the latter a pair of cord receiving slots 14 and 15. This lip 12 is further formed adjacent said body portion with an upwardly extending transverse rib 16 resulting in a groove 17 in which a portion of the cord C is adapted to be received.

With reference to the tongue 11 it will be noted that the same is bowed outwardly from the plane of the body portion both transversely and longitudinally as indicated at 18, and that wings 19 and 19 are formed on each side thereof, said wings being similarly bowed outwardly whereby to provide with said tongue a portion closely resembling an inverted oval dish. The marginal edges 20 of these wings are bent upwardly in a manner similar to the lip 12 with the inner portions thereof disposed in overlapped relation to adjacent edges of the body 10 and form in connection therewith a pair of cord receiving slots 21 and 22.

Formed on the corner 23 of the body 10 is another cord receiving slot 24, said body being pressed upward at this point to provide a recess 25 for receiving the knotted end of the cord. It will further be noted that the tongue 11, lip 12 and wings 19 and 19 are also formed with similar pressed up portions 26, the same forming a suitable spacing means whereby when stacking a number of packages, tangling of the tie or fastening device of one with that of another will be prevented, and rapid handling of the packages thus facilitated.

In use the fastener is applied to one face of the package and the knotted end of the cord engaged in the slot 24 with the knot lying within the recess 25. The free end of the cord is then passed around the package from end to end and under the lip 12 of the fastener and is thus securely gripped between the edges of the slots 14 and 15 with that portion of the cord between said slots lying within the groove 17. From this point the cord is again passed one or more times about; the package from side to side, carried over the tongue 11, passed within the slot 21 and around the wing 19 and then over the cord adjacent said tongue, it being then passed under and around the wing 19 and brought upward through the slot 22 and tightly gripped between the edges thereof. The tie is now complete the cord being cut a sufficient distance from the package to permit of same being readily untied when such is desired.

In conclusion it may be well to state that, because of the resilient nature of the material from which the fastener is constructed,

sure on the tongue is removed.

and the outward bowing of the tongue and wings, pressure of the thumb upon said tongue while tylng thepackage will-cause the overlapplng portions of the wlngs to spring slightly upward and away from the body 10 whereby to permit the cord being readily slipped therearound and into the slots 21 and 22, said wings returning to their normal positlon to grip the cord when pres- Whatis claimed is A package tie comprising a single blank of sheet material, said blank consisting of a substantially rectangular skeleton body portionhaving a cord receiving slot in one cor- EMILY C. FAUST. WVitnesses WV. S. WILLYARD, G. B. EGINTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents'each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

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